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My Take
Marty Robbins fascinates me because he refused to be just one thing. Most singers would be content with a four-decade country career, a Grammy, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; Robbins also strapped himself into stock cars and raced competitively. That restlessness shows up in his music too, where his story songs play like miniature Westerns, complete with characters, gunfights, and consequences. To me he represents a vanished breed of entertainer: a craftsman who treated a three-minute song as a stage for full-blown drama. His voice was warm, his pen was sharp, and his nerve, on track and on record, was remarkable.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marty Robbins
- Name (Japanese)
- マーティ・ロビンス
- Reading
- まーてぃ・ろびんす
- Born
- September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / composer / racing automobile driver / singer / musician
2. Background
- High school
- Glendale High School
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Grammy Awards
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.martyrobbins.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty%20Robbins
Frequently asked questions
When was Marty Robbins born?
September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982.
Where is Marty Robbins from?
Marty Robbins is from Glendale, Arizona, United States.
What does Marty Robbins do?
Marty Robbins works as singer-songwriter, composer, racing automobile driver, singer, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.